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Mahela Jayawardene
Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene
Born: 27 May 1977, Colombo
Major Teams: Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka.
Known As: Mahela Jayawardene
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), 1st Test, 1997/98
Latest Test: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (PSS), 1st Test, 2002
ODI Debut: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Colombo (RPS), 2nd ODI, 1997/98
Latest ODI: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 21/07/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 45 71 5 3227 242 48.89 54.66 9 16 57 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 68.2 13 212 4 53.00 2-32 0 0 102.5 3.10
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 30/09/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 118 111 10 3235 128 32.02 74.95 6 15 54 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 85.4 1 484 7 69.14 2-56 0 0 73.4 5.64
FIRST-CLASS
(1995/96 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 100 155 14 7406 274 52.52 21 36 113 0
O R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 453.2 1470 50 29.40 5-72 1 0 54.4 3.24
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1995/96 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 160 148 19 4428 128 34.32 6 25 72 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 159.1+ 865 19 45.52 3-25 0 0 68.2 5.19
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Mahela Jayawardene has swiftly established himself as Sri Lanka's most
exciting stroke-player and premier batsman. A sound technician, he is
naturally aggressive and possesses a complete range of strokes with few
obvious weaknesses. The 24-year old, schooled at Nalanda College in Colombo,
started his Test career in 1997 against India with a fifty when Sri Lanka
went on to plunder a record 952 for six. The following year he rescued Sri
Lanka in Galle to score 157 against New Zealand, an innings he still rates
as his best. He found it difficult, however, to establish a permanent place
in the side until he replaced Aravinda de Silva in the Carlton United Series
in Australia in 1998-99, where he hit a sparkling 120 in an acrimonious ODI
against England. This was quickly followed by a marathon 242 against India
in the inaugural Asian Test Championship in February 1999. When the national
selectors opted to pursue a controversial youth policy after the 1999 World
Cup in England Jayawardene, just 22, was made vice-captain. The extra
responsibility appeared to undermine his batting form and he was frequently
dismissed in the twenties and thirties. Upon relinquishing the job his
career has blossomed. In the last two years he has scored six Test hundreds
and in 2001 he averaged 56.64. His present Test average of 49.25 is rising
steadily, despite a reckless streak that can see him self-destruct when in
prime form. He is yet to score heavily abroad - all his eight Test hundreds
have been scored in Sri Lanka, where he averages 60.30 opposed to the 31.28
he averages overseas. This, though, is unlikely to remain the case for long
for he lacks nothing in terms of skill and temperament. He plays his club
cricket for the Sinhalese Sports Club, a club he captained with success in
2000-01.(30.04.2002)
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